UT General Contractor case studies

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The Utah General Contractor license is a state-issued credential administered by the Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), a division of the Utah Department of Commerce. It is intended for builders and remodelers who take responsibility for the construction of buildings and structures, and for the qualified individuals who must demonstrate competence before a company can be licensed to contract with the public. The UT General Contractor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,992 words.

The Pay Application That Looks Better Than the Job

You are the project manager for a general contractor on a 2,400,000 lump-sum office fit-out with 10% retention. At the end of month 6 the owner's representative has approved a pay application showing 1,440,000 billed to date (gross).

695 words, about 3 min 2

Rock at Four Feet and a Notice That Arrived on Day Twelve

Your company is the general contractor on a 6,800,000 school addition. The contract documents include a geotechnical report labeled "for information only" that shows weathered shale at 6 ft.

785 words, about 4 min 3

Bidding a Job You Need, Against a Number You Can't Match

You are the estimator for a general contractor bidding a 24-unit wood-frame apartment building. Your takeoff and priced subcontractor quotes total 2,150,000 in cost, which includes a 150,000 allowance for the sitework package (three sitework subcontractors declined to quote) and a 60,000 contingency.

734 words, about 4 min 4

Six Workers, No Perimeter, and a One O'Clock Pour

You are the general contractor's site superintendent on a five-story cast-in-place parking structure. you walk the level 4 deck: a subcontractor's crew of six is tying rebar.

882 words, about 4 min 5

Forty-Five Days of Owner Delay, Thirty Days of Your Own

You are the contractor on a 14,000,000 fixed-price school project. Contract time is 300 calendar days, with liquidated damages of 2,500 per calendar day, a no-damages-for-delay clause, and a clause requiring a written time-extension request within 10 days after the start of any delaying event.

896 words, about 4 min